First Impressions: New Balance & New Lipstick

Hello Again!

Its been a while since my last post and all I can say is it’s been a busy, stressful few weeks full of work and a lack of blogging inspiration which is annoying! Nonetheless, here I am writing today and it’s a first impressions post, something I personally love writing and watching myself!

My Favourite Liquid Lipsticks

Hello you!

Today's post is about something that has become one of the biggest and most sought after trends throughout the last year, and that's of course; the liquid lipstick! 

I absolutely love the concept on paper of these products, a high pigment colour, that's long lasting and doesn't come off whilst eating, drinking, smiling, kissing, you catch my drift. But there's one problem... They make your lips dryer than the Sahara desert and there isn't anything you're gonna be able to do honey, let me tell you. This is a problem I've suffered from with pretty much every liquid lipstick I've tried, most of them are drying, thick and just crack my lips within about 10 minutes. 

In light of this, I have managed to find a few formulations that work amazingly and still give you the longevity of the much loved liquid lipsticks! Meet the Rimmel Apocalips and L'Oreal Glam Shine Stain Splash! (bit of a mouthful I know..). 

L'Oreal Glam Shine Stain Splash:

Now although the L'oreal offerings aren't a matte cream like most traditional liquid lipsticks, they are really soft, glossy and shiny but stay opaque and actually keep your lips moisturised! I love these for when I'm wanting some colour but still want my lips to be soft and glossy, and the colours are amazing for everyday. One thing I've also noticed with these babies is that once they dry slightly, they do not budge! You can drink, eat and kiss your other half without it going all sticky like traditional lipglosses might! I'd definitely recommend picking up some of these the next time you're looking for a more moisturising liquid lipstick!

 Shades L-R: Princess, Lolita & Juliet

 Lolita

 Princess

Juliet

Rimmel Apocalips:
These lipsticks have been out for a number of years and were one of the first high street, I hadn't used these much before the last year or so, and now I'm really regretting it! These are soft, super pigmented and have such a great colour payoff - although they can be a little drying after a few hours, but they only need another application to bring them back to life!

I actually wore this on Christmas Day and it stayed on the whole day, even throughout dinner and desert! Plus this colour - Big Bang - is the perfect pillar box red and one of my favourite colours I have in my makeup bag!

Now although I've seen these on the boots website, I haven't actually seen them in stores recently, so I did a bit of digging and it seems like these may have been discontinued, or least in the process of being phased out of stores, which makes me really sad and annoyed, but anyway, apparently these are still online so if you feel like treating yourselves to something fabulous then these are a great choice! They'd even be a perfect valentines present if your other half still needs to find something!
(nudge nudge).

 Have you tried either of these lipsticks? What are your favourite liquid lipsticks?
I'd love to know in the comments!

Love, Chloé

Lip Loves: My Autumn Favourite

Recently, I underwent a particular search for the perfect autumn lippy, which was a tough ask for something not too dark but not too pink, just the right amount of purple without being brown or harsh on my very pale skin. I have to tell you - it was a real struggle, I wanted to stick to high street lipsticks as one I'm on a student budget, and two, I didn't really know if purple would be my thing. 

I literally trawled through every purple lipstick Boots had to offer me, and after an unsuccessful trip here and a grumpy Chloe there, I stumbled upon these beauties by Rimmel. I've seen these lipsticks everywhere recently and was really interested in giving them a go, as the name The Only 1 seems quite a big challenge for a high street lipstick sold for only £6.99! 

These lipsticks are described as offering  "All- day, Colour, Comfort, Moisture and Supreme long lasting wear." And although I wouldn't say they last the whole day, I'd say a good 6 hours wear out of these lipsticks before you need to reapply! I really think these are a great affordable choice lipstick. The formula is really creamy and highly pigmented, but stays on the lips like a matte lipstick would - without the drying effect that comes with them. 

The colour I have is 105 'Under My Spell' and is such a beautiful deep berry shade, its not too purple but not extremely dark either, and I feel really warms my face up whilst still having some drama for the autumn time! The fruity scent that comes with most Rimmel lipsticks is fairly strong but dies own after a few minutes, and for me the packaging is a little clumsy and not very user friedly - although i love the sleek finish they have!

The lip liner is also a new discovery of mine and was actually made to complement the colours of the lipsticks, so again its a lovely berry shade that's matte yet not drying, this is perfect under the lipstick or even on its own if you're wanting a really easy dark lip!

The lipstick retails at £6.99 and the lip liner at £3.99 and can be found in 
Boots and Superdrug! 

Have you tried these lipsticks? What are your opinions? 

Chloé

xo